Typically refers to input sockets that go to the head unit in a vehicle. The analog AUX jack enables any music player to play back through the vehicle's speakers, while the USB port allows music, ...

With the popularity of the iPod and of other portable media players, manufacturers of home and car audio have added inputs to allow iPods to be used with their systems. Auxiliary inputs for iPods ...

Last year saw the sun set on several technologies. Netflix’s postal DVD service finally gave in to video streaming, Google’s AR glasses were laid to rest (again) following an ill-fated resurrection, ...

[Ivan] made something special with this car stereo hack. He altered the head unit to play MP3 files from USB and added an auxiliary line-in. But looking at it you’d never know. That’s thanks to the ...

In the age of Apple CarPay and Android Auto, wirelessly pairing cars to smartphones and seamlessly streaming audio, it’s easy to forget about how things used to be. Not that long ago, you’d need to ...

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